Andy Home on Chinese aluminum trade data
Reuter Base Metals Columnist Andy Home analyses the latest trade data out of China and its impact on the aluminium market.
Different Animals
Video discusses what animals are and what makes animals different. Video shows some animals and gives a few characteristics about each. Animals include a bear, blue whale, camel, a cat, and a cheetah just to name a few. Run time 13:31.
Seminar 18- USAWC Distance Education Class of 2011
One more challenge faced the senior officers as they celebrated completion of two years of internet-based studies at the Army War College's distance education program. The largest graduation class in college history received their diplomas on a day of record-breaking heat, July 22, at historic Carlisle Barracks.
Dead Man Walking
Transformative writing
Transformative writing
Small group teaching: introduction to the collection
Small group teaching: introduction to the collection
Peer reviewing a seminar: Oliver Twist
Peer reviewing a seminar: Oliver Twist
Peer reviewing a seminar: The Bonesetter's Daughter
Peer reviewing a seminar: The Bonesetter's Daughter
Zero Robotics "Summer of Innovation 2010"
Zero Robotics is a robotics programming tournament for students, where the robots are autonomous nanosatellites called SPHERES, developed by MIT SSL. Students can write programs to control the satellites from a web browser and final competition is aboard the International Space Station. The NASA/SG Summer of Innovation 2010 tournament was geared toward Massachusetts middle school students. http://zerorobotics.mit.edu
Nightmare scenarios
Nightmare scenarios
Royal Wedding knocks UK growth
July 26 - Britain's economy only grew by 0.2% in the second quarter partly due to the Royal Wedding and Japanese tsunami, raising pressure on the government to boost growth as it tries to cut the budget deficit. Joanna Patridge reports.
Charismatic leadership
New research by Professor Martin Kilduff into charisma and leadership of work teams has peeled away the layers of mystique around the phrase 'charismatic leadership'
3 Next steps
This unit explores conceptual tools for assisting our thinking and deliberation on what matters. The notion of ‘framing’ nature is introduced and three readings provide an understanding of systems thinking for explicitly framing issues of environmental responsibility.
2.3 Citizens in conversation with nature and experts
This unit explores conceptual tools for assisting our thinking and deliberation on what matters. The notion of ‘framing’ nature is introduced and three readings provide an understanding of systems thinking for explicitly framing issues of environmental responsibility.
Lagarde's stern words for the U.S.
July 26 - IMF Chief Christine Lagarde said the U.S. must get past its political differences and reach a deal or the consequences will be felt well past its borders. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Leading@Google: Barry Schwartz
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Doty: Auditors will likely be more selective about Chinese clientele
July 26 - U.S. regulators take tough stand against China-based accounting firms.
Breakingviews: Why Soros is shifting gears
July 26 - Reuters Breakingviews columnists say there is more to George Soros' departure than SEC red tape, and threat of a U.S. credit downgrade exposes the mistaken idea of a "risk-free" investment.
Wall St. remains calm on debt
July 27 - Summary of business headlines: Tom Roth of UBS says August 2nd is "political" deadline for default; Ford tops estimate, Chrysler posts net loss; Home prices flat -S&P/Case Shiller. Conway G. Gittens reports.
1.4 Nature matters in terms of a critical systems literacy
This unit explores conceptual tools for assisting our thinking and deliberation on what matters. The notion of ‘framing’ nature is introduced and three readings provide an understanding of systems thinking for explicitly framing issues of environmental responsibility.
